Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue (Ex-Max 401 nm/Em-Max 452)
Pacific Blue® (Pac Blue, PacBlue) is a blue-emitting organic fluorophore that can be excited by the 405 nm Violet laser and captured with a 450/50 nm bandpass filter. Pacific Blue has an excititaion peak at 401 nm and an emission peak at 452 nm.
Excitation & emission spectra
Key facts
- Excitation maximum
- 401 nm
- Emission maximum
- 452 nm
- Optimal laser line
- 405
- Optimal filter
- 450/50
- Relative brightness
- 2 of 5
- Extinction coefficient
- 46000
- Quantum yield
- 0.78
- Molecular weight
- 274
- Commercial antibodies
- 1.8k from 18 suppliers
Pacific Blue has an excitation maximum at 401 nm and an emission maximum at 452 nm, a Stokes shift of 51 nm. Its extinction coefficient is 46000 M⁻¹cm⁻¹. It is optimally excited by the 405 laser line.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Pacific Blue?
- Pacific Blue® (Pac Blue, PacBlue) is a blue-emitting organic fluorophore that can be excited by the 405 nm Violet laser and captured with a 450/50 nm bandpass filter. Pacific Blue has an excititaion peak at 401 nm and an emission peak at 452 nm.
- What laser excites Pacific Blue?
- Pacific Blue is optimally excited by the 405 laser line. Its excitation maximum is 401 nm.
- What filter should I use to detect Pacific Blue?
- A 450/50 filter captures the peak of the Pacific Blue emission near 452 nm with minimal spillover.
- How bright is Pacific Blue?
- Pacific Blue has a relative brightness of 2 out of 5 (quantum yield 0.78).
- How many antibodies are available conjugated to Pacific Blue?
- FluoroFinder tracks 1842 commercially available Pacific Blue conjugates, searchable by target, clone, host and application.